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ctx size pinpoint
- Thread starter DICKENS48
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When you do that, as you get closer to the target, the pinpoint will be noticeably stronger as you cross over the target then drop off again when you hit the far edge of the target. Due to this, the amount of time the sound is at its peak will give you a rough idea of the size. For example a soda can will give a much broader pinpoint sound than will a quarter. Keep in mind that depth will play into this as well. A deep large target will appear smaller than it would at the surface.
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
It does work in both directions, the point Minelab was making is to start your pinpoint away from the target, and then bring your coil over the target. Starting your pinpoint over the target will desense the pinpoint.
Neil in West Jersey
New member
("Activating the Sizing Pinpoint as you near the target allows you to manually control the width of the target response")
Normal pinpoint mode on the CTX-3030 is like the "ratchet" feature on other brands. It will find the center of the target, and the signal will keep getting smaller and smaller as you sweep over it.
The option of Pinpoint Sizing on the CTX is the default setting on most other brands.
(On Whites it is called VCO (Voltage-controlled oscillation) where the pitch gets higher and louder as the coil passes over the center of a target.)
From what I am reading in the manual, if you activate the Pinpoint in Sizing mode on the CTX while approaching a target, it will "ratchet" the target size to help you find the center of the target.
I never liked the ratchet feature on any of my other detectors, but it comes in handy sometimes when trying to locate targets that appear to move around in trashy areas.
Normal pinpoint mode on the CTX-3030 is like the "ratchet" feature on other brands. It will find the center of the target, and the signal will keep getting smaller and smaller as you sweep over it.
The option of Pinpoint Sizing on the CTX is the default setting on most other brands.
(On Whites it is called VCO (Voltage-controlled oscillation) where the pitch gets higher and louder as the coil passes over the center of a target.)
From what I am reading in the manual, if you activate the Pinpoint in Sizing mode on the CTX while approaching a target, it will "ratchet" the target size to help you find the center of the target.
I never liked the ratchet feature on any of my other detectors, but it comes in handy sometimes when trying to locate targets that appear to move around in trashy areas.
Kevin@TKSales
Member
Great explanition.